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Seminar – Chicken or the egg? Forecast and order adjustments in supply-chain planning

Erasmus Research Institute of Management

Human judgment remains an essential element in supply chain planning. Forecasters create demand predictions, which become inputs into inventory plans. They also adjust these demand predictions based on their judgment. Inventory planners also adjust the resulting orders based on their judgment. Should firms allow forecasts or inventory orders to be adjusted? In a series of behavioral experiments, we compare forecast to order adjustments. Surprisingly, order adjustments are a better avenue to incorporate human judgment. We examine the causes of this difference and discuss its implications.

Room T09-67

Sprekers

  • Eirini Spiliotopoulou (Tilburg University)

Locatie

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50,
3062 PA Rotterdam